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Theodore Dalrymple

Theodore Dalrymple | “IN MY STUDY OF COMMUNIST SOCIETIES, I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA WAS NOT TO PERSUADE OR CONVINCE, NOT TO INFORM, BUT TO HUMILIATE; AND THEREFORE, THE LESS IT CORRESPONDED TO REALITY THE BETTER. WHEN PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO REMAIN SILENT WHEN THEY ARE BEING TOLD THE MOST OBVIOUS LIES, OR EVEN WORSE WHEN THEY ARE FORCED TO REPEAT THE LIES THEMSELVES, THEY LOSE ONCE AND FOR ALL THEIR SENSE OF PROBITY. TO ASSENT TO OBVIOUS LIES IS...IN SOME SMALL WAY TO BECOME EVIL ONESELF. ONE'S STANDING TO RESIST ANYTHING IS THUS ERODED, AND EVEN DESTROYED. A SOCIETY OF EMASCULATED LIARS IS EASY TO CONTROL. I THINK IF YOU EXAMINE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, IT HAS THE SAME EFFECT AND IS INTENDED TO.”; ~ THEODORE DALRYMPLE - | image tagged in theodore dalrymple,Conservative | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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3 ups, 2y,
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This isn't necessarily a communist thing. Putin has the exact same issue where he has built a government based entirely on whoever is willing to push a lie no matter how obvious. The purpose isn't really anything to do with the public - they don't CARE whether the public believes it or not - the purpose is to ensure coherence across the government that the only faction that ever grows is yours.
NutzD33P
0 ups, 2y,
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Putin in a Communist.
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1 up, 2y
Not even a little bit, no.
Col.Jack.Ripper
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Clatsop
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    “IN MY STUDY OF COMMUNIST SOCIETIES, I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA WAS NOT TO PERSUADE OR CONVINCE, NOT TO INFORM, BUT TO HUMILIATE; AND THEREFORE, THE LESS IT CORRESPONDED TO REALITY THE BETTER. WHEN PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO REMAIN SILENT WHEN THEY ARE BEING TOLD THE MOST OBVIOUS LIES, OR EVEN WORSE WHEN THEY ARE FORCED TO REPEAT THE LIES THEMSELVES, THEY LOSE ONCE AND FOR ALL THEIR SENSE OF PROBITY. TO ASSENT TO OBVIOUS LIES IS...IN SOME SMALL WAY TO BECOME EVIL ONESELF. ONE'S STANDING TO RESIST ANYTHING IS THUS ERODED, AND EVEN DESTROYED. A SOCIETY OF EMASCULATED LIARS IS EASY TO CONTROL. I THINK IF YOU EXAMINE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, IT HAS THE SAME EFFECT AND IS INTENDED TO.”; ~ THEODORE DALRYMPLE -